C1035 The Night Before the Storm

He heard a sharp 'snap'.

The hefty ashtray met the marble floor in an intimate collision. Under the severe impact, the ashtray shattered into pieces.

Fragments scattered across the floor, their skittering like a rapid drumbeat echoing in the hearts of all present.

Hawk Lambert's expression was ominously dark as he glowered, head bowed, at the people before him, barely containing his fury.

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